11+ hour, 20+ min ago   (481+ words) The far-right party's resounding victory in a recent German state election reflects a broader rightward drift across Germany and Europe, experts said. With crucial elections looming in major European nations next year, the continued rise of such parties is poised…...

10+ hour, 39+ min ago   (1201+ words) Tourism conference unveils latest inbound travel technology, including a one-stop platform to facilitate easy itinerary planning and execution for visitors to the capital, Erik Nilsson reports. This was the scene at Beijing's Shougang Park last week, as the World Conference…...

11+ hour, 24+ min ago   (729+ words) President Xi Jinping unveiled five initiatives — covering the areas of artificial intelligence, trade and investment facilitation, digital industry, smart manufacturing, and talent development — to deepen practical cooperation among BRICS countries and bolster the collective strength of the Global South. Addressing…...

11+ hour, 59+ min ago   (344+ words) MOSCOW/KYIV – Russian forces continued strikes on railway infrastructure in western Ukraine and logistics centers storing supplies for the Ukrainian forces, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday. "Strikes on railway infrastructure facilities in western regions of Ukraine used to…...

12+ hour, 54+ min ago   (283+ words) HAIKOU – More than 31,000 people have been evacuated from at-risk areas in South China's Hainan province as persistent heavy rain battered parts of the island. As of 7:50 pm Sunday, 31,564 people had been relocated, though the provincial committee for disaster prevention, mitigation…...

12+ hour, 39+ min ago   (252+ words) STOCKHOLM – Sweden's center-left opposition bloc held a narrow lead in the country's parliamentary election Sunday, according to preliminary results. With tallies reported from 93 percent of voting districts early Monday, the opposition bloc was projected to secure 176 seats in the 349-seat…...

12+ hour, 39+ min ago   (474+ words) ADEN, Yemen/SANAA/RIYADH — Yemen's government forces said Sunday that more than 500 soldiers were killed and about 1,500 wounded in month-long battles with the Houthis along the western coast, as the group mounted a sweeping advance toward the strategic Bab al-Mandab…...

23+ hour, 4+ min ago   (727+ words) chinadailyasia.com Lately, quite a few commentators have urged the HKSAR government to increase the size of housing units in Hong Kong, particularly Public Rental Housing (PRH) and Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) housing. This sounds great. Yet its unintended consequences…...

23+ hour, 4+ min ago   (793+ words) chinadailyasia.com Hong Kong is home to five universities ranked among the global top 100 on both the QS and Times Higher Education world university rankings. World-class universities are defined not only by academic excellence but also by the diversity of…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1318+ words) TEHRAN/DOHA/MANAMA/BAGHDAD – At least one person was killed and three others were wounded after an Iranian commercial ship was targeted by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday morning, the country's state-run IRIB news agency reported....